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Kop van een vrouw (Gordina de Groot) (Head of a Woman [Gordina de Groot])
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VINCENT VAN GOGH (1853-1890)
Kop van een vrouw (Gordina de Groot)
(Head of a Woman [Gordina de Groot])
oil on canvas laid down on panel
16 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. (41.3 x 32.6 cm.)
Painted in Nuenen in March-April 1885
Kop van een vrouw (Gordina de Groot)
(Head of a Woman [Gordina de Groot])
oil on canvas laid down on panel
16 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. (41.3 x 32.6 cm.)
Painted in Nuenen in March-April 1885
Provenance
Anna Cornelia van Gogh-Carbentus, Nuenen and Breda [the artist's mother] from the artist between November 1885 and February 1886.
Janus Schrauwen, Breda, from the above in April 1888.
Jan C. Couvreur, Breda, by whom acquired from the above on 14 August 1902.
Kees Mouwen Jr & Willem van Bakel, Breda, by whom acquired from the above between 1902-1903.
Kunstzalen Oldenzeel, Rotterdam, on consignment from the above by November 1903.
H. Daniel Pierson, The Hague, by whom acquired from the above in December 1903.
Anna-Marie Veuve-Pierson, The Hague & then Zurich, by descent from the above and thence by descent to the present owners.
Janus Schrauwen, Breda, from the above in April 1888.
Jan C. Couvreur, Breda, by whom acquired from the above on 14 August 1902.
Kees Mouwen Jr & Willem van Bakel, Breda, by whom acquired from the above between 1902-1903.
Kunstzalen Oldenzeel, Rotterdam, on consignment from the above by November 1903.
H. Daniel Pierson, The Hague, by whom acquired from the above in December 1903.
Anna-Marie Veuve-Pierson, The Hague & then Zurich, by descent from the above and thence by descent to the present owners.
Literature
J.-B. de la Faille, The Works of Vincent van Gogh: His Paintings and Drawings, Amsterdam, 1970, no. SP 1668, p. 570 (illustrated).
P. Lecaldano, L'opera pittorica completa di van Gogh e i suoi nessi grafici, Milan, 1971, no. 147, p.102 (illustrated p. 103).
J. Hulsker, The Complete Van Gogh, Paintings, Drawings, Sketches, Amsterdam, 1977, no. 691, p. 153 (illustrated).
I.F. Walther & R. Metzger, Vincent van Gogh: The Complete Paintings, Etten, April 1881-Paris, February 1888, vol. I, Cologne, 2012, p. 88 (illustrated).
J. Hulsker, The New Complete Van Gogh, Paintings, Drawings, Sketches: Revised and enlarged edition of the Catalogue raisonné of the works of Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam, 1996, no. 691, p. 152 (illustrated, p. 153).
P. Lecaldano, L'opera pittorica completa di van Gogh e i suoi nessi grafici, Milan, 1971, no. 147, p.102 (illustrated p. 103).
J. Hulsker, The Complete Van Gogh, Paintings, Drawings, Sketches, Amsterdam, 1977, no. 691, p. 153 (illustrated).
I.F. Walther & R. Metzger, Vincent van Gogh: The Complete Paintings, Etten, April 1881-Paris, February 1888, vol. I, Cologne, 2012, p. 88 (illustrated).
J. Hulsker, The New Complete Van Gogh, Paintings, Drawings, Sketches: Revised and enlarged edition of the Catalogue raisonné of the works of Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam, 1996, no. 691, p. 152 (illustrated, p. 153).
Exhibited
Rotterdam, Kunstzalen Oldenzeel, Tentoonstelling van schilderijen, teekeningen en aquarellen, door Vincent van Gogh, November - December 1903, no. 58.
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zurich, Ausländische Kunst in Zürich, July - September 1943, no. 711 (titled 'Kopf einer Brabanterin').
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zurich, Ausländische Kunst in Zürich, July - September 1943, no. 711 (titled 'Kopf einer Brabanterin').
Special Notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Further Details
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
Brought to you by
Michelle McMullan
Head of Evening Sale